A 14-year old boy assaulted a 10-year old boy in Taftalige

What happened: On 12.03.2019, at 11:30 a.m., at SEI Skopje, Е.K.(38) from Skopje reported that on the same
day, around 10:0o a.m., his 10-year old son was physically assaulted by a 14-year old minor on Moskovska
Street. Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 12.03.2019, 10:00 a.m., Moskovska Street, Taftalige.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, sitel.com.mk
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One minor.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred in a municipality populated by diverse ethnic population, where
intolerance thrives among ethnic communities.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: Minutes made after a misdemeanour was determined in accordance with
Article 12 from the LMPO.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society.